Australian convicted of killing her children pardoned (www.rte.ie)
An Australian mother jailed for killing her four young children has been pardoned after 20 years behind bars, authorities said, after an inquiry upended the high-profile case....
Residents in Russia's Belgorod region say authorities are charging 3,000 rubles for evacuation of their children (web.archive.org)
"mask off" (odysee.com)
Judge Denies Automakers' Request to Block Right to Repair Law in MA Massachusetts' Right to Repair Law will go into effect June 1, after a federal judge on May 30 denied a motion by an automaker-backed trade group to block it until a final decision has been issued in a case brought by the trade group after state voters approved...
Poland: hundreds of thousands march against rightwing populist government (www.theguardian.com)
European Starlings are awesome [video, 1min] (mastodon.social)
Stumbled upon this on Mastodon.
More than 800m Amazon trees felled in six years to meet beef demand (www.theguardian.com)
The Supreme Court just made it easier to destroy wetlands and streams (archive.today)
Jet fighters chase small plane in Washington area before it crashes in Virginia (www.reuters.com)
I live in DC and I heard that sonic boom. Shook my house!
Traffic cop sues city over ‘get-out-of-jail-free’ cards for NYPD friends and family (www.theguardian.com)
South America is back, and Venezuela is helping lead the way (peoplesdispatch.org)
Ethnic minorities in Russia are campaigning for the breakup of the country (theworld.org)
Maryland resident has confirmed case of measles, the first case in the state since 2019 (www.cnn.com)
A woman is in custody after refusing tuberculosis treatment for more than a year (www.npr.org)
Tacoma, WA
Ukraine keeps up pressure following Russian declaration of victory in Bakhmut (apnews.com)
Climate crisis accelerating at faster pace than expected [India] (archive.today)
Saudi Arabia to cut oil output by 1 million barrels per day to boost slumping prices (apnews.com)
"Everyone knows what day is today:" Hong Kong police arrest pro-democracy activist on Tiananmen Square anniversary (web.archive.org)
Scores of police were stopping people to search their belongings and question them. By late afternoon local time, reporters witnessed at least eight people taken away by police in vans – including Alexandra Wong, a well-known pro-democracy activist better known as Grandma Wong. The 67-year-old was carrying flowers as police...
Another two-year-old girl killed in Ukrainian city of Dnipro after Russian missiles had struck a residential area (web.archive.org)
A total of 485 children are known to have died across Ukraine and a further 1,005 have been injured since Russia launched its full-scale invasion. The youngest known victim, Serhii, was two days old when he died after Russia shelled a maternity ward in Vilniansk, in Zaporizhzia region, in November last year.
[In pictures] Hong Kong police deploy en masse, activists apprehended as Tiananmen massacre commemorations muted (hongkongfp.com)
Hong Kong’s US and EU consulates light candles to mark Tiananmen crackdown anniversary. https://hongkongfp.com/2023/06/04/in-pictures-hong-kongs-us-and-eu-consulates-light-candles-to-mark-tiananmen-crackdown-anniversary/
Directors union reaches tentative deal with Hollywood studios as writers strike (www.theguardian.com)
Agreement comes as writers remain on strike and actors are currently holding a strike authorization vote
When Mental Health Care Comes Down to Chance (www.chicagomag.com)
Federal judge rules Tennessee drag law unconstitutional (www.politico.com)
Iraq wants China to be ‘major participant’ in project linking West Asia to Europe (thecradle.co)
